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8.—(1) In connection with the handling, stowage and carriage of dangerous goods in a United Kingdom ship, no person shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided on, or disobey instructions displayed on, the ship in the interests of health or safety in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or any regulation or rule made thereunder.
(2) If any person aboard a ship carrying dangerous goods fails to comply with paragraph (1) he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level four on the standard scale.
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